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February 26, 2019 By Jennifer Weitz Leave a Comment
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Caleb’s Tuscan Pasta Sauce

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I'm Jennifer, a foodie and wino that's learning to cook healthy(ier). Waiting with hope in God's timing for building our family, and supporting others who have to walk the same road of infertility. My husband and I can't stop/won't stop planning trips and traveling to new places. Thanks for joining me on my adventures! Read More…

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Today's #traveltuesday takes us to a bookstore in

Today's #traveltuesday takes us to a bookstore in Porto, Portugal! I love going into bookstores on our travels to see what I can find. I have picked up some cute international children books for Dayna - one in Catalan and another in Slovene. Sadly this "Cooking with Nutella" book that I got on our trip to Porto in 2015 has been lost. Maybe I can pick up another copy when we make it back to Portugal? What are some things you like to bring back from your trips?
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Just an average Sunday lunch... Strawberry season

Just an average Sunday lunch... Strawberry season is coming to a close, so we decided to make this balsamic strawberry pork tenderloin one last time before the end of the summer. This was part of our therapeutic cooking this weekend 😆 Cotes du Rhone is a wonderfully versatile wine and goes perfectly with the strawberry compote. We love this affordable Laurent Dublanc from Trader Joes. Cheers to the end of Monday!
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"Is there nowhere to escape from the wine?" Quote

"Is there nowhere to escape from the wine?" Quote from my husband's younger brother last week after he came out to the beach and caught us taking pictures with a bottle of wine 🤣🤣 No, with us it really is difficult to escape the wine!! Hoping for a little less emotionally-charged next couple of days! Any plans for the weekend? (With or without wine, but it probably should include wine).
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Sunset over the entrance to the marina in Pine Kno

Sunset over the entrance to the marina in Pine Knoll Shores, NC It's been a tough week, for many reasons. My grandmother died two nights ago, and we're still trying to get the auto shop that caused our engine to completely die on Saturday to pay up so that we can get our car back from NC. Was reminded once again that having another baby is not going to be easy for us. Not going to lie, just want to go back to beach vacation a week ago. "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23
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Being on the beach is no excuse to not eat well!

Being on the beach is no excuse to not eat well! And by eating well, I mean eating good food, not necessary healthy... because there wasn't much of the former on this trip 😆 There isn't a great grocery store on Atlantic Beach, so we made sure to bring some of our favorite cheeses and had a few delicious lunches snacking on charcuterie and opening a bottle of Lambrusco! If you haven't tried Lambrusco yet, you need to give it a chance! We drank quite a lot of it when we went to Bologna last September. We got this @lini910 at Costco, but if you don't live close by then your local Winebow consultant can probably hook you up 👍
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This is the face of happiness before Saturday stru

Family beach vacation is about wrapped up and this

Family beach vacation is about wrapped up and this girl obviously had a terrible time. She ate too much sugar, received lot of attention and love, and even had a tooth start to pop out for the first time in almost a year. She's had nothing come through since she got her molars in Italy last September! Something about vacation must make her want to sprout a new tooth. Thus she also had some extra sass, but that's to be expected ❣️
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Remnants of the sunset in Beaufort, NC • . . . .

Remnants of the sunset in Beaufort, NC
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Riding high and in style! She's happy to be with

Riding high and in style! She's happy to be with daddy anywhere, but now she's got a higher view to survey her kingdom! We mainly bought this carrier for our (hopeful) family trip to CO in September, but we were glad to be able to test it out at the beach first. Dayna was a little apprehensive the first few times but seems to enjoy it now. I haven't actually tested it out yet 😆 but my husband says it's comfortable and distributes the weight well. I don't know if I see us taking it on *too* long of a walk/hike because no matter what, that'sa lot of weight to put on your shoulders. But will definitely work for our purposes! Thanks @minimeis for a great carrier!
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Today's #traveltuesday takes us to a bookstore in

Today's #traveltuesday takes us to a bookstore in Porto, Portugal! I love going into bookstores on our travels to see what I can find. I have picked up some cute international children books for Dayna - one in Catalan and another in Slovene. Sadly this "Cooking with Nutella" book that I got on our trip to Porto in 2015 has been lost. Maybe I can pick up another copy when we make it back to Portugal? What are some things you like to bring back from your trips?
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Just an average Sunday lunch... Strawberry season

Just an average Sunday lunch... Strawberry season is coming to a close, so we decided to make this balsamic strawberry pork tenderloin one last time before the end of the summer. This was part of our therapeutic cooking this weekend 😆 Cotes du Rhone is a wonderfully versatile wine and goes perfectly with the strawberry compote. We love this affordable Laurent Dublanc from Trader Joes. Cheers to the end of Monday!
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"Is there nowhere to escape from the wine?" Quote

"Is there nowhere to escape from the wine?" Quote from my husband's younger brother last week after he came out to the beach and caught us taking pictures with a bottle of wine 🤣🤣 No, with us it really is difficult to escape the wine!! Hoping for a little less emotionally-charged next couple of days! Any plans for the weekend? (With or without wine, but it probably should include wine).
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Sunset over the entrance to the marina in Pine Kno

Sunset over the entrance to the marina in Pine Knoll Shores, NC It's been a tough week, for many reasons. My grandmother died two nights ago, and we're still trying to get the auto shop that caused our engine to completely die on Saturday to pay up so that we can get our car back from NC. Was reminded once again that having another baby is not going to be easy for us. Not going to lie, just want to go back to beach vacation a week ago. "The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases, his mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is your faithfulness." Lamentations 3:22-23
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Being on the beach is no excuse to not eat well!

Being on the beach is no excuse to not eat well! And by eating well, I mean eating good food, not necessary healthy... because there wasn't much of the former on this trip 😆 There isn't a great grocery store on Atlantic Beach, so we made sure to bring some of our favorite cheeses and had a few delicious lunches snacking on charcuterie and opening a bottle of Lambrusco! If you haven't tried Lambrusco yet, you need to give it a chance! We drank quite a lot of it when we went to Bologna last September. We got this @lini910 at Costco, but if you don't live close by then your local Winebow consultant can probably hook you up 👍
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This is the face of happiness before Saturday stru

Family beach vacation is about wrapped up and this

Family beach vacation is about wrapped up and this girl obviously had a terrible time. She ate too much sugar, received lot of attention and love, and even had a tooth start to pop out for the first time in almost a year. She's had nothing come through since she got her molars in Italy last September! Something about vacation must make her want to sprout a new tooth. Thus she also had some extra sass, but that's to be expected ❣️
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Remnants of the sunset in Beaufort, NC • . . . .

Remnants of the sunset in Beaufort, NC
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Riding high and in style! She's happy to be with

Riding high and in style! She's happy to be with daddy anywhere, but now she's got a higher view to survey her kingdom! We mainly bought this carrier for our (hopeful) family trip to CO in September, but we were glad to be able to test it out at the beach first. Dayna was a little apprehensive the first few times but seems to enjoy it now. I haven't actually tested it out yet 😆 but my husband says it's comfortable and distributes the weight well. I don't know if I see us taking it on *too* long of a walk/hike because no matter what, that'sa lot of weight to put on your shoulders. But will definitely work for our purposes! Thanks @minimeis for a great carrier!
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Vacation has started off right... Tuscan pasta la

Vacation has started off right... Tuscan pasta last night, French toast for brunch, and Aloo Keema for dinner tonight (Pakistani ground beef and potatoes) with some delicious bottles of wine. The beach has been pretty great too 😄
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